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A review by lightreading
Among the Thorns by Veronica Schanoes
3.0
This is a retelling of [b:The Jew Among Thorns|23274001|The Jew Among Thorns|Jacob Grimm|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|25084467], which I read so I could compare the retelling to the original, and all I have to say is this: I'm so glad this retelling exists!
The original is horrifying, how this incredibly prejudiced, cruel individual - clearly the bad guy - can come across as the hero so easily *cough* like in real life *cough*. It really makes me wonder how many moral lessons I've just accepted from fairytales, how many things I've absorbed and never even questioned.
So I'm extremely glad that this exists. That there is something to make us think of the other side of the story, that there is some type of justice for this character, that there is some form of a happy ending for his family.
The original is horrifying, how this incredibly prejudiced, cruel individual - clearly the bad guy - can come across as the hero so easily *cough* like in real life *cough*. It really makes me wonder how many moral lessons I've just accepted from fairytales, how many things I've absorbed and never even questioned.
So I'm extremely glad that this exists. That there is something to make us think of the other side of the story, that there is some type of justice for this character, that there is some form of a happy ending for his family.